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  | teamname   = Bridgend Ravens RFC
  | image      =
  | nickname   = Ravens<br>The Bridge
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  | location = [[Bridgend]], [[Wales]]
  | countryflag = Wales
  | founded    = 1878<ref>''Fields of Praise, The Official History of the Welsh Rugby Union 1881–1981'', pp11 David Smith, Gareth Williams (1980) {{ISBN|978-0-7083-0766-3}}</ref>
  | ground     = [[Brewery Field|Timbuild Brewery Field]]
  | capacity   = 8,000 – 1,100 seated
  | chairman   = Norman Spain
  | coach      = [[Tom Smith (rugby union, born 1985)|Tom Smith]]
  | captain     = Zac O'Driscoll
  | league     = [[Welsh Premier Division]]
  | season     = 2022-23
  | position   = 8th
  | url        = www.bridgendravens.co.uk
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[[File:Bridgend rugby badge.png|thumb|The logo of Bridgend RFC until 2004.]]

'''Bridgend Ravens''' ({{lang-cy|'''Cigfrain Pen-y-bont'''}}) (formerly '''Bridgend RFC''') are a [[semi-professional]] [[rugby union]] club based in [[Bridgend]], [[South Wales]].

They currently play in the [[Welsh Premier Division]] and are a feeder club to the [[Ospreys (rugby union)|Ospreys]] regional team.

==Origin==
[[Bridgend RFC]] first formed a team in 1878, playing and losing to [[Newport RFC]] in the final of the South Wales Challenge Cup. However, the club was only established de facto after the first general meeting of the club was held at the York Hotel, Bridgend on 11 April 1880.

The first AGM confirmed the first full season's results for 1879–80: the club played 11 matches with six wins, three defeats and two draws. A profit of £3.9s.3d. was recorded.

The first captain of the club was F. Sadler. The first international cap won by a player from the club was [[Ben Gronow]], winning the first of his four union caps in 1910.

==Home grounds==
Prior to the First World War, the club were mainly based at the Quarella ground, but were forced to move out when it was taken over for building purposes. The club obtained the [[Brewery Field]] in 1920, which has been their home on and off ever since.  The club's first exile from the Brewery Field began in 1928, when the ground had been taken over by a greyhound racing syndicate. They moved to Uxilla Fields, where Jubilee Crescent now stands, it had been the home of the old Bridgend Town AFC which had gone out of business by that time. The first match at their new base was a 16–4 victory over Newport RFC. The club did not remain at the ground for very long, as they returned to the Brewery Field in 1935, however, a second exile would begin 14 years later which had serious implications for the club.

Season 1948–49 saw a newly created Bridgend Rugby League step in and acquire a three-year lease of the Brewery Field, which saw Bridgend RFC homeless. The club were on the verge of going out of existence, but help came from the Bridgend Urban District Council who offered the club the Bandstand Field on their Newbridge Fields recreation grounds. Initially, teams had to use [[Island Farm]] prisoner of war camp for changing facilities until a pavilion was erected by the club right next to the ground, which is still being used by [[Bridgend Sports RFC]] to this day. When the Bridgend Urban District Council eventually proceeded towards purchase of the Brewery Field by the way of a Compulsory Purchase Order, the club was granted a 21-year lease, with an option of renew for another 21 years.

The club knew they were going back to the Brewery Field in 1957, following the issue of the lease, finding the ground in a poor state of repair.  Most of the outside fencing was laid to the ground, essential services including water, heating, lighting and drainage were wrecked and needed to be completely re-installed. Other repairs and building work took place over several months and just in time for the 1957–58 season and the club have remained there ever since.

==Honours==
Bridgend RFC won their first unofficial Welsh Championship in season 1963–64 under the captaincy of Marsden Young, playing a total of 49 games, with 39 wins, 5 drawn matches and losing just 5, it was also the first season that the club didn't lose a home game. In fact, between 26 April 1963 and 3 January 1966, the club went 70 successive home game without defeat.  The club won the titles again in 1966, 1970 and 1971.

Bridgend have appeared in the [[WRU Challenge Cup]] final on five occasions since the competition's formation in 1971–72 season.  1979 saw the club beat [[Pontypridd RFC]] 18–12 in the final, lifting the trophy for the first time, retaining it a season later by beating [[Swansea RFC]] 15–9 in 1980.  This was followed by being beaten finalists the next two seasons and both times losing to [[Cardiff RFC]], one of which was lost on try count.  Bridgend played in the 1990 final but were beaten 16–10 by Neath RFC.  The club are the current holders of the cup after beating Pontypridd <nowiki>RFC</nowiki> 19–15 on 3 May 2015 The winning cup finals were:

*1979 – Bridgend 18 Pontypridd 12
*1980 – Bridgend 15 Swansea 9
*2015 – Bridgend 19 Pontypridd 15

The [[Snelling Sevens]] was a WRU seven-a-side tournament that ran from 1954 until 1995, with Bridgend RFC appearing in the final on twelve occasions, winning six.  The six wins in the final were:

*1968 – Bridgend 13 Pontypool 10
*1974 – Bridgend 30 Swansea 14
*1975 – Bridgend 32 Cardiff 12
*1978 – Bridgend 38 Cardiff 16
*1980 – Bridgend 24 Newport 16
*1987 – Bridgend 34 Newport 12

The club hadn't been very successful since the advert of professional rugby, but 2003 saw the club lift the [[Welsh Premier Division]] title, in what was the last season before regional rugby became the top tier of Welsh rugby.  The team secured the title after a 22–13 win over Neath RFC at the Brewery Field with two games to spare, tries from [[Sililo Martens]], [[Jon Thiel]] and [[Gareth Cull]], with the latter scoring a drop goal from 35 meters to seal the victory and the first title in over 20 years.  They had won 14 out of 16 league games that season.

Season 2010–11 saw the club lift the Division One West crown with 4 games to spare after beating title rivals [[Bonymaen RFC]] 25–19.

*Welsh Premier Division – 2003
*WRU Challenge Cup – 1979, 1980, 2015
*Snelling Sevens – 1968, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1980, 1987
*Floodlight Alliance – 1967
*David Chinn Memorial Trophy Winners – 2011
*WRU Division One West Champions – 2010/11<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rugbyarchive.net/Pagine/PaginaCompetizioni.aspx?ID=73 |title=Archived Document |access-date=2014-06-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207041734/http://www.rugbyarchive.net/pagine/PaginaCompetizioni.aspx?ID=73 |archive-date=7 December 2013}}</ref>
*WRU Premiership/Relegation Play-off winners – 2010–11

==International opposition==
Bridgend RFC have hosted a number of touring teams throughout their history, the first being against Wolfhounds in season 1966–67, losing 11–5. The first game against international opposition was [[Italy national rugby union team|Italy]] in season 1971–72 with Bridgend running out 57–0 winners. [[New Zealand national rugby union team|New Zealand]] paid a visit in 1978 to help celebrate 100 years of the club's existence, the visitors winning 17–6.  [[Australia national rugby union team|Australia]] arrived in 1981 with Bridgend winning 12–9, one of the most historic matches in the club's history.  Wins against Western Samoa and a Wales XV occurred later in the 1980s.  [[Tonga national rugby union team|Tonga]] arrived in Bridgend in 1997 and won 21–18.  The Brewery Field has hosted a number of Wales age-grade and Wales women's international matches.

==Recent times==
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Until 1995 rugby union was a strictly amateur sport, when the switch to professional status occurred Wales struggled to come to grips with it.  Masses of foreign players and generally poor results by Welsh clubs in European competition inevitably affected the national sides fortunes.  During the early years of professional rugby, Bridgend struggled on and off the pitch and at one point in 1998 the club was on the verge of closure.  The turn of the century saw an upturn in fortunes for the Bridgend club, they qualified for [[Heineken Cup]] and in 2003 won the Welsh Premiership title.  It was around that time that the WRU could no longer sustain funding a 9-team premier league, under the then new chief executive David Moffett, he proposed cutting in the number of top-flight teams down to 4, with clubs joining forces to create new identities.  Eventually it was agreed that five regional teams would be created to play in the [[Pro14|Celtic League]] and [[Heineken Cup]] competitions, with Bridgend joining forces with [[Pontypridd RFC]] to create the [[Celtic Warriors]].  Following this, Bridgend become a semi-professional team and play in the [[Welsh Premier Division]], which now become the second tier of Welsh rugby.

The Celtic Warriors contained the best players from the Bridgend and Pontypridd clubs, famous Welsh international players including [[Neil Jenkins]] and [[Gareth Thomas (rugby)|Gareth Thomas]] donned the Warriors shirt.  They were, however, not without their problems on the field; despite not being able to field their international players for long periods during the season (due to [[2003 Rugby World Cup]] and [[2004 Six Nations Championship]]), the side were competitive, finishing 4th in the Celtic League and going very close to making the quarter-finals of the Heineken Cup.  Following an incredible 14–9 away victory at [[Wasps RFC|London Wasps]] in the Heineken Cup a crowd of 10,000 crammed into the Brewery Field for the return clash 5 days later (which the team lost 17–12) with the gate giving hope and optimism for the future of the region.  Unfortunately, a series of problems throughout the season ended with the closure of the region at the end of the season.  Pontypridd RFC's half of the region had to be sold during the early days of the season due their financial problems, with their half being given to the [[Welsh Rugby Union]].  The other 50% was also sold at the end of the season and the WRU decided to close the team down due to financial problems.

For Bridgend RFC, their defence of the title during 2003–04 was never realised, they recruited players from their old academy and from local clubs and remained competitive throughout. The name Bridgend RFC is owned by the former owner of the Celtic Warriors, [[Leighton Samuel]]. In order to concentrate on the Celtic Warriors, Samuel decided to withdraw his financial backing of Bridgend RFC.<ref>{{Cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/welsh/3523329.stm | work=BBC News | title=Samuel drops Ravens | date=1 March 2004 | access-date=2010-04-26}}</ref> Fans and businessmen of the area resurrected the team, naming it Bridgend Ravens. The name comes from the nickname of the former Bridgend RFC club, who were known as the Ravens.  After the Celtic Warriors folded, Bridgend Ravens had two superb seasons on the pitch, finishing 3rd in 2004–05 and 2nd in 2005–06 in the Welsh Premier Division.  From then on financial problems had affected the club, eventually the only income streams came from WRU funding, sponsorship and gate receipts, the club didn't own the Brewery Field and were renting to play there which cut out a chunk of potential income streams.  The club eventually had some control of their home back, going into partnership with [[Bridgend Town F.C.]] to take 50% ownership of the ground.  Despite this, a series of disastrous results during season 2008–09 saw the club finish bottom of the Welsh Premier Division and were relegated out of the top flight for the first time in their history.

Many{{who|date=November 2012}} expected Bridgend to bounce straight back up from [[WRU Division One West]] in 2009–10, but a title challenge never got going, with many of the squad from the previous season having defected elsewhere and a change of coaching staff, the club found life very difficult and a terrible start to the season ensured that they were in a relegation battle throughout the season.  The team did pick up some form by the end of the season and finished 9th out of 12 and 9 points clear of the final relegation spot, ensuring survival with a 59–27 victory at relegated [[Cwmllynfell RFC]].

The future of the club looks brighter now since significant investment is being made by a company called Llandarcy Park Ltd which is believed to have secured the long-term future of the club.  In addition, the club appointed [[Steve Tandy]] as their new head coach from season 2010–11.  In 2011, Bridgend won the [[WRU Division One West]] title with 4 games to spare, tries from Gareth Howells, [[Steve Tandy]] and Luke Morgan, plus 10 points from the boot of [[Dan Griffiths (rugby union, born 1979)|Daniel Griffiths]] gave them a 25–19 victory over [[Bonymaen RFC]] to take the title.  The club won a play-off final against [[Glamorgan Wanderers RFC]] with the scoreline of 38–19, meaning that they returned to the [[Welsh Premier Division]] for 2011–12 season after a two-year absence from the top flight.

Bridgend's return to the Premier Division surpassed expectations. The club finished 8th. Initially, however, just a week into the start of the 2011–12 season, Bridgend, along with 3 other Premiership clubs, were delivered news that they would not be included in the new 10-team premiership for 2012–13 onwards.  This was because the club had come 11th on league finishing positions over the course of six seasons, the time spent outside the top flight hit them considerably.  However, some months later they were given a reprieve, along with fellow club Carmarthen Quins, after a decision to increase to 12 teams.

For 2012–13 season, the club changed playing personnel. New signings include Alex Jones (Newport), Ashleigh James (Neath), Scott Hicks (Tonmawr) among others.  There was also a change in coaching personal, [[Steve Tandy]] left the club during the second half of the previous season to become the new head coach of the [[Ospreys (rugby union)|Ospreys]], with player Ben Rose named as his replacement, initially on an interim basis, but then was handed the job on a permanent basis.  Daniel Griffiths retired from playing to become backs coach, whilst ex-Cardiff hooker Paul Young joined as forwards coach. The club also made its debut in the [[British and Irish Cup]], battling with rivals Cardiff, as well as English championship powerhouse [[Bristol RFC]] and [[Ulster Rugby|Ulster Ravens]], a team composed of academy and local players from the Ulster province. At the end of the 2012–13 season Head Coach Ben Rose decided to step down from his role. Backs coach Dan Griffiths was appointed an Ospreys coach and leaving coaching vacancies at the club.

For the 2013–14 season Mike Hook (formerly Pontypool RFC head coach) was employed as backs coach to work alongside Paul Young with no head coach in place. [http://bridgendravens.co.uk/News/Article/34973 Ravens coaching team announced] The new coaching duo selected Ashleigh James as captain and James Dixon as Vice Captain. [http://bridgendravens.co.uk/News/Article/34991 Ravens captain for 2013–14 season]

Despite a poor league campaign during the 2014–15 season, the club were to be successful in the Swalec Cup competition lifting the cup for the first time in 35 years. Bridgend accounted for Cardiff (22–12), Llanharan (20–10), Merthyr (20–17) and Carmarthen Quins (22–20) on the way to facing Pontypridd in the final at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, with 14 points from the boot of Owen Howe and a try by Tom O'Flaherty securing a 19–15 victory.

2015–16 was a season of change for Bridgend. After the elation of winning the SWALEC Cup in May 2015, the club saw a number of its leading players depart the club including captain Ashleigh James (who left for Pontypridd), Andrew Waite (who left for Bedwas), Owen Howe & Gary Carpenter (who both left for Cross Keys) amongst the 11 key squad members who left. Mike Hook took sole charge of the team as Head Coach and was to be assisted by Dean Ronan. Bridgend got off to a terrible start to the campaign, suffering 6 straight defeats in the Principality Premiership. However, the corner was well and truly turned with an important 20–34 win at the Gnoll against Neath. Bridgend then went on to beat Cardiff, Bedwas and Pontypridd as part of a four match winning streak in the division. A long winless run in the Premiership saw Bridgend go until March without tasting victory before they won at home with a last minute try against basement side Neath. Impressive wins against Cardiff (a) and Carmarthen Quins (h) saw the Ravens finish the season in tenth place, the club confirmed shortly after that Head Coach Mike Hook had left the club along with Assistant Dean Ronan.

In the summer of 2016, Bridgend confirmed the appointment of Matt Silva as head coach and who endured a slow start to the Premiership campaign, just one win in the first five games was then followed by a three-match winning streak which saw the ravens account for eventual league winners Merthyr RFC by a 40–10 scoreline.  The surprise victory against Merthyr took Bridgend into the top half of the league and hopes were boosted that they could finish there before the league splits in half for the second half of the season, unfortunately Bridgend went on nine match losing streak which saw the club finish 13th out of 16 teams prior to the league split.  With the club placed in the second tier of the Premiership results were to improve, wins against Llanelli, Swansea, Cardiff and Bargoed put the Ravens in with a chance of finishing in a play-off spot, however, they were to miss out on the final game of the season, going down 21–10 to Neath.  Despite the league struggles, Bridgend did win their Foster's Challenge Cup group, winning five out of six matches, but were knocked out of the tournament at the semi-final stage, losing 55–13 to eventual winners Bedwas.
 
For season 2017/18, the club has retained the services of head coach Matt Silva and much of the previous season's squad.  There have been some notable signings including centre Nathan Edwards who joins for a second stint from Llanelli.  The Premiership top try scorer from the previous season Aaron Grabham who touched down 28 times for Neath in season 2016/17 joins Bridgend from Neath. Local talents Jacob Lloyd and Chris John are further additions reinforcing Bridgend's commitment to development.

Season 2017/18 has also seen the club return to the [http://bridgendravens.co.uk/News/Article/49551 'raven on the bridge'] logo which is synonymous with the club's famous history.

Season 2018/19 saw Bridgend Ravens almost relegated to the Welsh Championship. Bridgend won four of their last five games to avoid relegation.

Prior to the 2019/20 season, coach Matt Silva left his role and Bridgend handed Steve Jones the Head Coach role. Bridgend also introduced a successful early bird membership scheme, securing almost 500 committed supporters for the new season. Bridgend also launched a new website, with an online shop to be also launched. The online shop will be a way of purchasing the new Bridgend home and alternate kits, which retain Bridgend's traditional colours of white and blue for the home kit and yellow, navy blue and white for the away strip.

==Squad 2023–24==

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{{rugby squad player |  nat=WAL |pos=PR  | name = [[Phil Price (rugby union)|Phil Price]]}}
{{rugby squad player |  nat=WAL |pos=PR  | name = Owen Jordan}}
{{rugby squad player |  nat=WAL |pos=PR  | name = Harry Olding}}
{{rugby squad player |  nat=WAL |pos=PR  | name = Alex George}}
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{{rugby squad player |  nat=WAL |pos=PR  | name = Liam Tobias}}
{{rugby squad player |  nat=WAL |pos=PR  | name = Curtis Hicks}}
{{rugby squad player |  nat=WAL |pos=HK  | name = [[Evan Yardley]]}}
{{rugby squad player |  nat=WAL |pos=HK  | name = Gareth Harvey}}
{{rugby squad player |  nat=WAL |pos=HK  | name = Connah Vaughan}}
{{rugby squad player |  nat=WAL |pos=LK  | name = [[Bradley Davies]]}}
{{rugby squad player |  nat=WAL |pos=LK  | name = Jack Pope}}
{{rugby squad player |  nat=WAL |pos=LK  | name = Ben Thomas}}
{{rugby squad player |  nat=WAL |pos=LK  | name = Dylan Burrows}}
{{rugby squad player |  nat=WAL |pos=LK  | name = Ethan Evans}}
{{rugby squad player |  nat=WAL |pos=FL  | name = Zac O'Driscoll}}
{{rugby squad player |  nat=WAL |pos=FL  | name = Hemi Barnes}}
{{rugby squad player |  nat=WAL |pos=FL  | name = Aled Evans}}
{{rugby squad player |  nat=WAL |pos=FL  | name = Dafi Davies}}
{{rugby squad player |  nat=WAL |pos=FL  | name = Reuben Tucker}}
{{rugby squad player |  nat=WAL |pos=FL  | name = Iestyn Merriman}}
{{rugby squad player |  nat=WAL |pos=FL  | name = Alfie Llewellyn}}
{{rugby squad player |  nat=WAL |pos=FL  | name = Jordan Collier}}

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{{rugby squad player |  nat=WAL |pos=SH  | name = Chris Williams}}
{{rugby squad player |  nat=WAL |pos=SH  | name = Connor Tantum}}
{{rugby squad player |  nat=WAL |pos=SH  | name = Callaghan Smith}}
{{rugby squad player |  nat=WAL |pos=SH  | name = Jakob Williams}}
{{rugby squad player |  nat=WAL |pos=FH  | name = [[Luke Price]]}}
{{rugby squad player |  nat=WAL |pos=FH  | name = Paul Short}}
{{rugby squad player |  nat=WAL |pos=FH  | name = George Richards}}
{{rugby squad player |  nat=WAL |pos=CE  | name = Rhys Williams}}
{{rugby squad player |  nat=WAL |pos=CE  | name = Stuart Floyd-Ellis}}
{{rugby squad player |  nat=WAL |pos=CE  | name = Joseph Gatt}}
{{rugby squad player |  nat=WAL |pos=CE  | name = Tommy Morgan}} 
{{rugby squad player |  nat=WAL |pos=CE  | name = Iwan Griffith}}
{{rugby squad player |  nat=WAL |pos=WG  | name = Mike Powell}}
{{rugby squad player |  nat=WAL |pos=WG  | name = Cameron Ellis}}
{{rugby squad player |  nat=WAL |pos=FB  | name = Edd Howley}}
{{rugby squad player |  nat=WAL |pos=FB  | name = [[Caine Woolerton]]}}
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==Management team, coaches and other staff==
* President - JPR Williams 
* Chairman - Norman Spain
* Secretary - Tony Williams
* Stadium Manager - Robin Thomas
* Commercial Manager - Craig Thomas

* Media Officer - Aled Thomas
* Media Assistant - Chris Edmunds 
* Graphic Designer - Rhyd Cole

* Head Coach - Tom Smith 
* Team Manager - Meredith Griffith
* Assistant Coach - Matthew Jones
* Assistant Coach - Scott Baldwin 
* Strength & Conditioning - Ryan Speight

* Sports Therapist- Gareth Davies 
* Osteopath - Zoe Adams
* Sports Therapist - Ella Skryme
* Team Doctor - Dr Jon Troube
* Masseuse - Sophie Newton 
* Kit Master - Ian 'Dickie' Evans
* Club Chaplain - Martin Gillard 

* Club Mascot - Ronnie the Raven
* Junior Ravens Coordinator - Maureen Wilkinson

==Season results==

===Bridgend Ravens===
*2017–18 – 10th (of 16) Principality Welsh Premiership (Regular Season); 6th (of 8) Principality Welsh Premiership Tier 2; Last 16 of [[WRU Challenge Cup]] (knocked out by [[Ebbw Vale RFC|Ebbw Vale]] 13–33<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bridgendravens.co.uk/News/Article/51408|title=Bridgend 13–33 Ebbw Vale {{!}} Bridgend Ravens RFC|website=www.bridgendravens.co.uk|access-date=2019-02-26}}</ref>)
*2016–17 – 13th (of 16) Principality Welsh Premiership (Regular Season); 5th (of 8) Principality Welsh Premiership Tier 2; Last 16 of [[WRU Challenge Cup]] (knocked out by [[RGC 1404 RFC]] 31–20)
*2015–16 – 10th (of 12) Principality Welsh Premiership; Last 16 of [[WRU Challenge Cup|Swalec Cup]] (knocked out by [[Cross Keys RFC]] 20–13)
*2014–15 – 11th (of 12) Principality Welsh Premiership; Winners of [[WRU Challenge Cup|Swalec Cup]] (Defeated [[Pontypridd RFC]] 19–15)
*2013–14 – 9th (of 12) Principality Welsh Premiership; Round 1 of [[WRU Challenge Cup|Swalec Cup]] (knocked out by [[Aberavon RFC]] 21–19)
*2012–13 – 11th (of 12) Principality Welsh Premiership; Round 2 of [[WRU Challenge Cup|Swalec Cup]] (knocked out by [[Bargoed RFC]] 17–13)
*2011–12 – 8th (of 14) Principality Welsh Premiership; Round 2 of [[WRU Challenge Cup|Swalec Cup]] (knocked out by [[Carmarthen Quins RFC]] 20–18)
*2010–11 – 1st (of 12) Swalec League Division One West; Round 3 of [[WRU Challenge Cup|Swalec Cup]] (knocked out by [[Cardiff RFC]] 30–20)
*2009–10 – 9th (of 12) Swalec League Division One West; Round 1 of [[WRU Challenge Cup|Swalec Cup]] (knocked out by [[Tonmawr RFC]] 41–5)
*2008–09 – 14th (of 14) Principality Welsh Premiership; Round 5 of [[WRU Challenge Cup|Swalec Cup]] (knocked out by [[Newport RFC]] 44–7)
*2007–08 – 12th (of 14) Principality Welsh Premiership; Quarter-final of [[WRU Challenge Cup|Konica Minolta Cup]] (knocked out by [[Pontypridd RFC]] 41–11)
*2006–07 – 11th (of 14) Principality Welsh Premiership; Semi-final of Konica Minolta Cup (knocked out by [[Cardiff RFC]] 23–16)
*2005–06 – 2nd (of 14) Principality Welsh Premiership; Round four of Konica Minolta Cup (knocked out by [[Neath RFC]] 11–3)
*2004–05 – 3rd (of 17) WRU National League; Semi-final of Konica Minolta Cup (knocked out by [[Llanelli RFC]] 20–10)
*2003–04 – 7th (of 16) WRU National League; Semi-final of Konica Minolta Cup (knocked out by [[Neath RFC]] 29 – 14)

===Bridgend RFC===
*2002–03 – 1st (of 9) in WRU National League; 7th (of 8) in Pool B of Celtic League; Semi-final of Principality Cup (lost to Newport 27–23)
*2001–02 – 9th (of 11) in [[Welsh-Scottish League]]; 6th (of 8) in Pool A of Celtic League; Quarter-final of Principality Cup (lost to Llanelli 46–24)
*2000–01 – 5th (of 11) in [[Welsh-Scottish League]]; Quarter-final of Principality Cup (lost to Neath 23–21)
*1999–00 – 9th (of 11) in [[Welsh-Scottish League]]
*1998–99 – 6th (of 8) in WRU National League
*1997–98 – 7th (of 8) in WRU National League
*1996–97 – 8th (of 12) in WRU National League
*1995–96 – 5th (of 12) in Heineken League
*1994–95 – 5th (of 12) in Heineken League
*1993–94 – 6th (of 12) in Heineken League
*1992–93 – 6th (of 12) in Heineken League
*1991–92 – 4th (of 10) in Heineken League

==Notable former players==

Note: The following players play(ed) for Bridgend RFC ''or'' Bridgend Ravens. For Celtic Warriors players, please see the [[Celtic Warriors]] article.

''See also [[:Category:Bridgend RFC players]]

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* {{Flag icon|Wales}} [[Ryan Bevington]]
* {{Flag icon|Wales}} [[Andrew Bishop]]
* {{Flag icon|Wales}} [[David Bryant (rugby union)|David Bryant]]
* {{Flag icon|Wales}} [[John Devereux (rugby)|John Devereux]]
* {{Flag icon|Wales}} [[Kevin Ellis (rugby)|Kevin Ellis]]
* {{Flag icon|Wales}} [[Steve Fenwick]]
* {{Flag icon|Wales}} [[Mike Griffiths]]
* {{Flag icon|Wales}} [[Ben Gronow]]
* {{Flag icon|Wales}} [[Mike Hall (rugby union)|Michael Hall]]
* {{Flag icon|Tonga}} [[Aisea Havili]]
* {{Flag icon|Wales}} [[Grahame Hodgson]]
* {{Flag icon|Wales}} [[Chris Horsman]]
* {{Flag icon|Wales}} [[Robert Howley]]
* {{Flag icon|Wales}} [[Fred Hutchinson (rugby union)|Fred Hutchinson]]
* {{Flag icon|Wales}} [[Dafydd James]]
* {{Flag icon|Wales}} [[Adam Jones (rugby union, born 1980)|Adam Jones]]
* {{Flag icon|Wales}} [[Deiniol Jones]]
* {{Flag icon|Wales}} [[Ryan Jones]]
* {{Flag icon|Wales}} [[John Lloyd (rugby coach)|John Lloyd]]
* {{Flag icon|Wales}} [[Christian Loader]]
* {{Flag icon|New Zealand}} [[Simon Mannix]]
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* {{Flag icon|Tonga}} [[Sililo Martens]]
* {{Flag icon|Tonga}} [[Maama Molitika]]
* {{Flag icon|England}} Tom O'Flaherty
* {{Flag icon|Wales}} [[Gareth Williams (rugby union, born 1954)|Gareth Powell Williams]]
* {{Flag icon|Wales}} [[Gareth Prothero]]
* {{Flag icon|Wales}} [[Jamie Ringer]]
* {{Flag icon|Spain}} [[Oriol Ripol]]
* {{Flag icon|Wales}} [[Peter Rogers (rugby union)|Peter Rogers]]
* {{Flag icon|Canada}} Gareth Rowlands
* {{Flag icon|Wales}} [[Ian Stephens (rugby union)|Ian Stephens]]
* {{Flag icon|Canada}} [[Jon Thiel]]
* {{Flag icon|Wales}} [[Gareth Thomas (rugby)|Gareth Thomas]]
* {{Flag icon|Wales}} [[Nathan Thomas (rugby union)|Nathan Thomas]]
* {{Flag icon|Wales}} [[Rhys Webb]]
* {{Flag icon|Wales}} [[Glen Webbe]]
* {{Flag icon|England}} [[Julian White]]
* {{Flag icon|Wales}} [[Gareth Williams (rugby union, born 1978)|Gareth John Williams]]
* {{Flag icon|Wales}} [[Gerald Williams (rugby union)|Gerald Williams]]
* {{Flag icon|Wales}} [[J. J. Williams (rugby union)|J. J. Williams]]
* {{Flag icon|Wales}} [[J. P. R. Williams]]
* {{Flag icon|Wales}} [[Jeff Young (rugby union)|Jeff Young]]
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==Games played against international opposition==
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!Year
!Date
!Opponent
!Result
!Score
!Tour
|-
|1978
|13 December
|{{ru|NZL}}
|Loss
|6–17
|[[1978 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland]]
|-
|1981
|28 October
|{{ru|AUS}}
|Win
|12–9
|[[1981–82 Australia rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland#Bridgend|1981–82 Australia rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland]]
|-
|1988
|21 October
|{{ru|SAM}}
|Win
|21–17
|[[1988 Western Samoa rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland]]<ref>{{cite book|editor1-last=Jones|editor1-first=Stephen|title=Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1989–90|date=1989|publisher=Queen Anne Press|location=London|isbn=0356178625|pages=37–38}}</ref>
|-
|1997
|9 November
|{{ru|TON}}
|Loss
|18-21
|[[1997 Tonga rugby union tour of Great Britain]]<ref>{{Cite book|last=Cleary |first=Mick |title=Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1998-99|year=1998 |publisher=Headline Publishing|isbn= 0-7472-7653-6 |page=249}}</ref>
|}

==External links==
*[http://www.bridgendravens.co.uk Official Site]
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/fixtures/4777037.stm Premiership Fixtures from the BBC] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070313060824/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/fixtures/4777037.stm |date=13 March 2007 }}
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/results/4776923.stm Premiership Results from the BBC] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070314025323/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/results/4776923.stm |date=14 March 2007 }}
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/tables/4777221.stm Premiership Table from the BBC]
*[http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s165.htm Unofficial Site]

==References==
* Jones, J.R. ''Encyclopedia of Rugby Union Football'' (Robert Hale, London, 1976 {{ISBN|0-7091-5394-5}})
*W.A.D. Lawrie 'The History of Bridgend Rugby Football Club: The First 100 Years'
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070928162946/http://www.blackandambers.co.uk/Tables.aspx?ss=1992 Newport RFC Archive Results]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070409113218/http://www.magnersleague.com/122_125.php Magners League Archive Results]
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